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News Archive

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Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General to visit The Gambia ahead of November elections
Released:  17 October 2011

Secretary-General raises concern over poor maternal health in Commonwealth
Released:  17 October 2011
Social, economic and political progress and justice can be accelerated if women have access to healthcare – Dr Sylvia Anie

Key new publication marks World Teachers’ Day
Released:  14 October 2011
Joint Commonwealth-UNESCO study is launched in Paris on the feminisation of the teaching profession

Commonwealth Team issues interim statement on Cameroon presidential election
Released:  13 October 2011
Team led by Frederick Mitchell, former Foreign Affairs Minister for The Bahamas

Development funding gap ‘a priority’ for the G20 – Sharma
Released:  6 October 2011
“We are calling on the G20 to see themselves as trustees of the wider international community - fit to tackle global concerns and needs”

Commonwealth and La Francophonie Secretaries-General meet President Sarkozy in Paris
Released:  5 October 2011
Innovative financing at the centre of discussions with French President ahead of G20 meeting in Cannes

HIV and AIDS stigma defies traditional care in the Pacific
Released:  4 October 2011
“When your labour is not available for sale, what does social protection mean to your unpaid caring work and the lives of all in your household?”

Commonwealth publication raises concerns over rights of HIV and AIDS carers
Released:  3 October 2011
“They were not looked on by the nurses, the doctors. They didn’t want to touch them, they were scorned” - L, unpaid carer, Jamaica

Commonwealth Team to observe Cameroon presidential elections
Released:  3 October 2011
Team will be led by Frederick Mitchell MP, former Foreign Affairs Minister for The Bahamas